Toadvine Blog

The Kentucky School Plant Management Association’s (KSPMA) 22nd annual conference is scheduled for October 25-28, 2011 in Lexington, KY.

The event will take place at Embassy Suites at 1801 Newton Pike.

KSPMA is a state organization that is dedicated to promoting and enhancing the educational process through proper management practices related to school operations and maintenance.

The annual convention is held each fall in different cities associated with KSPMA. From this conference you can expect to:

• See the newest equipment and materials.
• Discuss common and not so common problems in your field.
• Receive the latest information on pertinent topics from professionals.
• Enjoy a variety of social activities.

Matt, Mike, and Chris will be attending the event to answer questions about maintenance services as well as provide information related to indoor and outdoor athletic equipment, indoor seating, outdoor seating, and more.

Exhibitors can pre-register on KSPMA’s website. If you’re planning on attending as a guest, please stop by our booth and say hi. We’d love to connect with you!

We have a few overstock items for sale that we wanted to pass along. Please call our office at 502.241.6010 or contact us through our website for more information.

• Four 4 row x 21 foot and three 4 row x 27 foot bleachers (slightly used, only a few months old)
• An overstock of blue bleacher riser (brand new)
• Two shot clocks (brand new)

For those of you looking for a new volleyball system, Porter’s Powr-Rib II Volleyball system is the ultimate indoor system. This system is designed for its strength and ease of set up, and the best part is, it comes at a competitive price. This system has all of the features you need to play competition volleyball, including:

• Revolutionary design. The Powr-Rib II gets its name from its design. The volleyball end standards are constructed of high strength, lightweight aluminum extrusion which reduces the weight of the system incredibly. This allows for the ease of installation by the end user. Two reinforcing ribs are centered throughout the entire length of the uprights to increase strength and durability. The top and bottoms of the up rights are fitted with custom molded caps to protect the finish of the floor.

• Quick-release tension straps. This helps to keep the cable from fraying and kinking, by not having to wrap around the winch drum. The functional, multi-sport use and the sliding collar allow for this system to be used in all men’s, women’s, and junior USVBA competition-height settings. This system can go further with its ability to also be converted into a tennis net system.

• Height adjustment lock and net height markings. Collar instantly locks into place using a pressure lock T-handle which provides a positive locking feature at any height on the upright. The Powr-Winch net tension system is a positive disc brake release device which provides the most durable, safe, and simple net attachment system available.

Call Toadvine Enterprises today at 502.241.6010 to find out more about our athletic equipment and pricing on the Powr-Rib II Volleyball System!

In case you haven’t seen or heard, there’s a new trend in high school and middle school athletics, VIP seating. It’s like what you see in college: a select section of the stands is devoted to VIP seating, with season tickets being sold for each seat.

The trend we’re starting to see in high school athletics—which is also a great fundraiser for the school—is installing a section of VIP seats and selling season tickets for these seats at a higher rate than normal admission to the game.

Toadvine Enterprises is very grateful and appreciative of our customers and their support over the years. We wanted to show our appreciation by giving back, so we’re launching our Good Samaritan Program. The mission of our Good Samaritan Program is to promote benevolence and compassion and encourage others to give back.

Here’s how it works: Whenever a school purchases VIP seating from Toadvine, we will buy two season tickets from that school to help with the fundraising efforts. The tickets will be given back to the school, and the school can then award the tickets to a good samaritan in their community. The good samaritan could be a teacher, parent, fan, or someone else deserving—it’s up to the school to decide.

This is where it gets even more fun. We’ve be created a Good Samaritan page on our website and will publish a “Good Samaritan of the week” post along with a picture, name of the school, and short write-up on that page.

We’re also encouraging you to get involved by posting pictures and stories about the good samaritan winner on our Facebook page.

All schools in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Southern Ohio can take part in the Good Samaritan Initiative, and we look forward to sharing your stories each week.

If you want to get involved, you can get started here.

For all of you die-hard UK and UofL fans out there, we’ve complied a list of resources for you to check out that will keep you up-to-date on any and everything going on with your team.

We’re talking players, recruits, stats, general information and news, and more. Check them out and bookmark them for easy reference.

Websites:

• True Blue Kentucky published by Marc Maggard
• Cats Illustrated
• CatsPause
• UK Athletics
• Inside the Ville published by Mike Hughes
• Louisville Rivals published by Howie Lindsey
• UofL Athletics

Radio:

• The Afternoon Underdogs 790 AM
• The Joe B and Denny Show 790 AM
• Drew Deener with the Early Birds 790 AM
• Sports Talk 84 with Lachlan McLean
• Matt Jones UK Sports Radio

Did we miss your favorite? If so, chime in below and tell us where you get your UK and UofL information or who you listen to on the radio.

Nevco has a great offer out on scoreboards that we wanted to pass along.

From now until the end of November, if you order any two indoor basketball, volleyball, or wresting scoreboards with a wireless package, you’ll receive a free 8′×2′ sponsor sign with your school name and color.

The sponsor sign is valued at $350. If you’re in the market for a new indoor scoreboard, now is a great time to seriously consider buying. You’ve got until the end of November to take advantage of this special from Nevco.

If you want more details or information, please contact us online or call our office at 502.241.6010. 

Toadvine Enterprises would like to say a quick congratulations to the North Oldham Little League team for making it to the Little League World Series!

It’s always an honor when people in our community make such a big impact. We’ve enjoyed following along and cheering you on!

Read more about the team by visiting the website or checking out their Facebook page.

You still have time to sign up for our newsletter and be entered in a drawing to win one of four Dick’s Sporting Goods gift cards. We’ll be drawing for the winners on Friday, August 26 and the winners will be announced on Facebook, Twitter, on our blog, and in the first newsletter.

In this monthly newsletter, we’ll keep you abreast of the changes in our industry and yours, have some fun, and help you follow along with some of the things happening at Toadvine Enterprises. Plus, all newsletter subscribers will be offered EXCLUSIVE promotions throughout the year!

Since school has started back up, we want to wish everyone a great school year and good lucky with the sports seasons.

You can sign up for our newsletter here. Keep Toadvine Enterprises in mind throughout the school year for any athletic equipment needs that may arise. You can contact us online anytime, day or night, and be guaranteed a quick, 24-hour response.